"ATTITUDE BUILDS YOUR LIFE ARCHITECTURE"
genomics
2009-08-12
DNA based prediction of eye colour
Monday, June 22, 2009
The main finding is that blue and brown eye colour can be predicted with an accuracy of over 90% using only 6 DNA markers. This will be useful in future forensic investigations to better trace unknown persons. The study was published in Current Biology on 10 March.
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
2009-08-05
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was one of the great feats of exploration in history - an inward voyage of discovery rather than an outward exploration of the planet or the cosmos; an international research effort to sequence and map all of the genes - together known as the genome - of members of our species, Homo sapiens. Completed in April 2003, the HGP gave us the ability to, for the first time, to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for building a human being.
In this section, you will find access to a wealth of information on the history of the HGP, its progress, cast of characters and future
Complete Genomics launches becomes worlds first large scale human genome sequencing company
2009-08-03
Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced its formal launch as the world's first provider of large-scale human genome sequencing services.
The company, which was established in March 2006, has been operating in "stealth mode" from a 32,000-square-foot facility near San Francisco. For the past two and a half years, Complete Genomics has been reinventing the process of DNA sequencing based on pioneering technology invented by its founders and refined by a team of 100 employees with expertise in DNA engineering, molecular biology, instrumentation, semiconductors and high-performance computing. The convergence of these fields in Silicon Valley has allowed Complete Genomics to sequence its first complete human genome, providing proof-of-concept for its disruptive new technology and demonstrating the high accuracy and low cost of its approach.